HC Deb 23 January 1995 vol 253 cc12-3W
Mr. David Porter

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make it her policy to amend the wording on organ donor cards to refer specifically to skin donation after death; and if she will make a statement.

Mr. Sackville

Both the organ donor card and the national health service organ donor register already include among other options a request that "any part of my body can be used for the treatment of others".

Mr. David Porter

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on progress towards a national skin bank in the last three months.

Mr. Sackville

The United Kingdom Health Departments have commissioned a review to look into the current arrangements for the retrieval, storage and use of tissue, including skin, in the United Kingdom. The findings are not yet complete; when they are we shall give careful consideration to what skin banking arrangements will be needed for the future.

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